Most of the public narrative around energy is based on hopium and not fact. We have grown our energy use for decades. Renewables will not support our current economy. Overshoot is the cause, all the rest are symptoms.
@aradwanski "The idea is to accelerate a shift in which technological advances and falling prices are already making renewables increasingly attractive relative to gas."
I doubt an engineer was consulted.
The only way we get rid of gas is to decrease consumption and use hydro as peakers.
@JeffAndDonkeys IIRC you do not have a TV.
There's a program called Ice Road Truckers.
The right speed is a big part of them not going through the ice. It's all about not creating a destructive resonant frequency.
@JeffAndDonkeys ⚠️ Pedantic alert ⚠️
Damage is proportional to the weight to the fourth power.
A herd of bicycles/donkey carts would barely register.
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@postcarbonsteve I don't see the right as being sustainable.
Fine for a line out to a beach etc. (which is what this is), but no density to support it and a big wind will close it.
Certainly scenic.
@Peter_Strachan Another degradation of a natural resource for a decade or two of questionable gains.
The upside is that all that junk will be earth-bound much sooner than the oceans will be rid of plastic by many magnitudes.
@JohnnyPhenomic@CmnSnc@alysanmati@dmrider Cities no longer run their water and sewer, it's run by a corporation at arm's length.
Even they can't use private data for any use other than agreed to by the subscriber.
There are privacy laws these days.
Energy descent: energy = wealth
No recognition that a decrease in net energy means the so-called progress will be erased.
Also not recognised: progress in India and China = coal.
@postcarbonsteve "Keep the noise of your shooting down please."
I remember seeing the odd-even rationing in the US on TV 50 years ago. I suspect it won't be similar this time around.